Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 and Apple iPhone XS - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 vs Apple iPhone XS

65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
VS
52 out 100
Apple iPhone XS
Xiaomi 12
Apple iPhone XS

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone XS, Manufactured in September, 2018 with chipsetApple A12 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12
  • Larger display: 6.28in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 2658mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 177g vs 180g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 and Apple iPhone XS
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 12
vs
Apple iPhone XS

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.28 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12
887 nits
Apple iPhone XS
635 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a4.4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone XS]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %
Apple iPhone XS
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 and Apple iPhone XS In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 730 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12
1702
Apple iPhone XS
1307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12
3977
Apple iPhone XS
3447
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17021307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39773447
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12
1187033
Apple iPhone XS
733639
CPU308025202576
GPU439066217548
Memory237645146853
UX212297166662
NanoReview Score1187033733639
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12
8751
Apple iPhone XS
5698
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.8 °C
Stability60 %63 %
Graphics Test52 fps34 fps
Graphics Score87515698
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12], [Apple iPhone XS]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12
12987
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Writing score14840n/a
Web score11534n/a
Video editing7452n/a
Data manipulation9643n/a
NanoReview Score12987n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 11.8 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 2658 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (87% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 2:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Apple iPhone XS
16:06
Web Browsing06:17 h05:44 h
Video Playback10:46 h09:44 h
Games04:42 h03:54 h
Standby Mode71 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX766Apple iSight X
Sensor size1/1.561/2.55
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length12 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12
118
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12
121
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12
113
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom72n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 32 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 CMOS
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE category2016
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12
n/a
Apple iPhone XS
87.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 580 1000
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 12 the clear winner in this comparison.

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